Babyberger Posted June 14, 2010 #251 Share Posted June 14, 2010 (edited) What a truly wonderful story!! And very coincidentally, as I was reading through this post, I happened to open a new Yahoo page and saw this.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_re_us/us_camera_s_odyssey Edited June 14, 2010 by Babyberger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserChloe Posted June 14, 2010 #252 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I'm seeing this story all over the place today. It's in our local paper here in Akron, and I saw in on Yahoo also. One thing about Yahoo....did you read the comments at the bottom? Most are good, but there are some real morons commenting. There was one comment that said "The finder of the camera should be killed." :eek: :eek: ***** is wrong with people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted June 14, 2010 #253 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Hey Paul!! Saw your story inour local Keys paper today!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantumleap Posted June 14, 2010 #254 Share Posted June 14, 2010 The views jumped from 17,000 to 82,000 in 24 hours, so I figured it made news somewhere. You've really hit the big time now that it's been picked up by AP Paul - I predict the Today show and/or Jay Leno will be calling next! Let me echo again what others have said, fantastic (and fascinating) work!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffles2 Posted June 14, 2010 #255 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It was on my home page today! Hope good things come your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David7621 Posted June 14, 2010 #256 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Now that yahoo has picked it up it will really start taking off!!! Dont forget the small people on the way up...lol;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 15, 2010 #257 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I just love that this story has made worldwide news :) and we at CC can say "we knew him when" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylab Posted June 15, 2010 #258 Share Posted June 15, 2010 What a great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-tx-brit Posted June 15, 2010 #259 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/aruba/7827274/Scuba-diver-reunited-with-camera-lost-six-months-ago-and-1000-miles-away.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windjamming Posted June 15, 2010 #260 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Wow, a terrific story with a happy ending! What I liked most, though, is that someone cared enough to go out of his way to find the camera's owner. Paul, thanks for sharing this with us and letting the world know that, yes, there are still good guys out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guacamole Posted June 15, 2010 #261 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Paul, you made it ;)! You're today in our local newspaper here in Switzerland > see the attached pdf. Sorry, it's german - but there is a nice picture of you and the cam :). Great story... Marco aquahound.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaSailAway Posted June 15, 2010 #262 Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/camera-survives-ocean-trip-from-aruba-to-key-west-florida/19515606?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fcamera-survives-ocean-trip-from-aruba-to-key-west-florida%2F19515606 AOL News has picked up the story...we were in KW for Memorial w/e...it's a great town with obviously great people living there! Kudos to Paul...cheers! Edited June 15, 2010 by SheilaSailAway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebl Posted June 15, 2010 #263 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I just read this story in the Ft. Myers FL News Press. Not many people would go to the length you did to find the owner of the camera. Kudos to you, you are a good person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman97 Posted June 15, 2010 #264 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/camera-survives-ocean-trip-from-aruba-to-key-west-florida/19515606?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fcamera-survives-ocean-trip-from-aruba-to-key-west-florida%2F19515606 AOL News has picked up the story...we were in KW for Memorial w/e...it's a great town with obviously great people living there! Kudos to Paul...cheers! I just saw it on aol also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Jacquelyn Posted June 15, 2010 #265 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Top story on Yahoo.ca this morning: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100614/world/us_camera_s_odyssey_1 It says the YouTube video now has over 200,000 hits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windjamming Posted June 15, 2010 #266 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere, but how was it determined that the sea turtle encounter happened near Nicaragua? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 15, 2010 Author #267 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere, but how was it determined that the sea turtle encounter happened near Nicaragua? It was just an estimation based on time. The camera was off Aruba in November, followed the Loop Current, and washed ashore 6 months later in Key West. The turtle video was 2 months in to the journey. My guess was Roatan area. It says the YouTube video now has over 200,000 hits! When I checked a little earlier this morning, it was about to hit 500,000. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 15, 2010 Author #268 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/aruba/7827274/Scuba-diver-reunited-with-camera-lost-six-months-ago-and-1000-miles-away.html Thank you for that link. One thing about these articles.....I never said I thought the camera was a rotten tomato. Why in the world would I climb down rocks to the water's edge for a rotten tomato? That comment in the AP report had me scratching my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted June 15, 2010 #269 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Thank you for that link. One thing about these articles.....I never said I thought the camera was a rotten tomato. Why in the world would I climb down rocks to the water's edge for a rotten tomato? That comment in the AP report had me scratching my head. I saw the AP link on my AOL homepage this morning. I thought the fact that they insinuate that you "became" Aquahound to solve the mystery was amusing. Too bad they left out the fact that the camera owner was a member on the same website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 15, 2010 Author #270 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I thought the fact that they insinuate that you "became" Aquahound to solve the mystery was amusing. Too bad they left out the fact that the camera owner was a member on the same website. Yea, never mind that has been my e-mail name since I bought my first computer in 1997.....a name derived from my first active duty Coast Guard unit where we were called "Sar Dogs." (SAR = Search and Rescue). The media has been a little reluctant to plug the websites I used. In fact, when I did an Australian radio interview, my one instruction was not to mention brand names or specific websites. The Associated Press picked up the story from right here on Cruise Critic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAZANDSTEVE Posted June 15, 2010 #271 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Excellent story, some things are a pleasure to read, well done Paul. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted June 15, 2010 #272 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Yea, never mind that has been my e-mail name since I bought my first computer in 1997.... So how often do you walk the piers of KW looking for rotten tomatoes? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Jacquelyn Posted June 15, 2010 #273 Share Posted June 15, 2010 What a great thread on the scuba forum as well - the P.Sherman....line was the best - laughed out loud at that post - I don't think people got it!! What a story - good on you. My 5 year old son loved the P. Sherman reference, and has told all his friends about the cool turtle YouTube video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 15, 2010 Author #274 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Gotta love the Brits. They did a GREAT job putting this one together: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1286696/Home-video-filmed-TURTLE-divers-lost-camera-taken-1-100-mile-ocean-odyssey.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffinater Posted June 15, 2010 #275 Share Posted June 15, 2010 With so many different versions out there now it is nice to know we got the real scoop from the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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